Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania

The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) is a liberal-conservative political party in Romania that was founded on 25 December 1989 to represent the Hungarian minority in the country. The party considered itself as a federation of minority interests instead of a party, and it supported the Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSD) in parliament due to the PSD's efforts to improve the rights of the Hungarian minority. The party's specific goals were to develop a native-language school system, guarantee the free use of the Hungarian language in private and public life, as well as in administration and justice, receive full restitution of the community and Catholic Church-owned properties that were confiscated under communist rule, achieve autonomy and self-governance for Szeklerland, and decentralize the administration.